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Python Machine Learning Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Giuseppe Ciaburro, Prateek Joshi
Book Image

Python Machine Learning Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Giuseppe Ciaburro, Prateek Joshi

Overview of this book

This eagerly anticipated second edition of the popular Python Machine Learning Cookbook will enable you to adopt a fresh approach to dealing with real-world machine learning and deep learning tasks. With the help of over 100 recipes, you will learn to build powerful machine learning applications using modern libraries from the Python ecosystem. The book will also guide you on how to implement various machine learning algorithms for classification, clustering, and recommendation engines, using a recipe-based approach. With emphasis on practical solutions, dedicated sections in the book will help you to apply supervised and unsupervised learning techniques to real-world problems. Toward the concluding chapters, you will get to grips with recipes that teach you advanced techniques including reinforcement learning, deep neural networks, and automated machine learning. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the skills you need to apply machine learning techniques and leverage the full capabilities of the Python ecosystem through real-world examples.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Building a filtering model using TensorFlow

Collaborative filtering refers to a class of tools and mechanisms that allow the retrieval of predictive information regarding the interests of a given set of users starting from a large and yet undifferentiated mass of knowledge. Collaborative filtering is widely used in the context of recommendation systems. A well-known category of collaborative algorithms is matrix factorization.

The fundamental assumption behind the concept of collaborative filtering is that every single user who has shown a certain set of preferences will continue to show them in the future. A popular example of collaborative filtering can be a system of suggested movies starting from a set of basic knowledge of the tastes and preferences of a given user. It should be noted that although this information is referring to a single user, they derive this from the...